Smith and Mike Krzyzewski). In 2002, Williams led the Terrapins to the program's first national championship, defeating Indiana, 64–52. Williams retired in May 2011 and Mark Turgeon was hired from Texas A&M to be his successor. NCAA National Champions: 2002 NCAA Final Fours: 2001, 2002 NCAA Tournament appearances: 1958, 1973, 1975, 1980, 1981, 1983 - 1986, 1994 - 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021 Conference Champions: 1932, 1975, 1980, 1995, 2002, 2010, 2020 Conference Tournament Champions: 1931, 1958, 1984, 2004 Women's basketball Maryland Terrapins women's basketball has become one of the most celebrated sports on campus, due to significant success in the Brenda Frese era. After experiencing a period of national prominence under head coach, Chris Weller in the 1980s, including a pair of trips to the Final Four in 1982 and 1989, the Maryland Terrapins reached their full potential in 2006, winning the NCAA National Championship. In the ACC, Maryland was regularly a threat to win regular season and conference tournament championships, doing so on five and ten occasions, respectively. Since joining the Big Ten in the 2014-2015 season, Maryland has featured in every Big Ten tournament Championship game (as of 2021), winning five titles, and has won six of seven regular season championships. NCAA National Champions: 2006 NCAA/AIAW Final Fours: 1978, 1982, 1989, 2006, 2014, 2015 NCAA/AIAW Tournament Appearances: 1978 - 1984, 1986, 1988 - 1993, 1997, 2001, 2004 - 2009, 2011 - 2019, 2021 Conference Champions: 1979, 1982, 1988, 1989, 2009, 2015 - 2017, 2019-2021 Conference Tournament Champions: 1978, 1979, 1981 - 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 2009, 2012, 2015 - 2017, 2020, 2021 Field hockey The Maryland Terrapins field hockey team is among the most accomplished field hockey programs in the country, and have won a total of eight NCAA national championships and 16 conference championships (10 in the ACC and 6 in the Big Ten). NCAA National Champions: 1987, 1993, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011 NCAA Final Fours: 1987, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1999 - 2001, 2003 - 2006, 2008 - 2013, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022 NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1978 - 1984, 1986, 1988 - 1993, 1997, 2001, 2004 - 2019, 2021, 2022 Conference Champions: 1992, 1998 - 2000, 2001, 2005, 2008 - 2010, 2013 - 2016, 2018, 2019, 2022 Football An unofficial football team composed of Maryland Agricultural College students played games against local high schools in 1890 and 1891. The following